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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To be famous in science, to have led thought, to have explored or administered or dissented courageously from the schemes of official wire-pullers would no longer be a bar to a man's attainment of Parliament.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Not only the level of parliamentary intelligence, but the level of personal independence would be raised far above its present position.
administered
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From this reading To be famous in science, to have led thought, to have explored or administered or dissented courageously from the schemes of official wire-pullers would no longer be a bar to a man's attainment of Parliament.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And next, no party organisation, no intimation from headquarters, no dirty tricks behind the scenes, no conspiracy of spite and scandal would have much chance of keeping out any man of real force and distinction who had impressed the public imagination.
any
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From this reading And next, no party organisation, no intimation from headquarters, no dirty tricks behind the scenes, no conspiracy of spite and scandal would have much chance of keeping out any man of real force and distinction who had impressed the public imagination.
attainment
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From this reading To be famous in science, to have led thought, to have explored or administered or dissented courageously from the schemes of official wire-pullers would no longer be a bar to a man's attainment of Parliament.
bar
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From this reading To be famous in science, to have led thought, to have explored or administered or dissented courageously from the schemes of official wire-pullers would no longer be a bar to a man's attainment of Parliament.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be famous in science, to have led thought, to have explored or administered or dissented courageously from the schemes of official wire-pullers would no longer be a bar to a man's attainment of Parliament.
become
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From this reading And Parliament would become a gathering of prominent men instead of a means to prominence.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading And next, no party organisation, no intimation from headquarters, no dirty tricks behind the scenes, no conspiracy of spite and scandal would have much chance of keeping out any man of real force and distinction who had impressed the public imagination.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not only the level of parliamentary intelligence, but the level of personal independence would be raised far above its present position.
chance
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From this reading And next, no party organisation, no intimation from headquarters, no dirty tricks behind the scenes, no conspiracy of spite and scandal would have much chance of keeping out any man of real force and distinction who had impressed the public imagination.
conspiracy
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From this reading And next, no party organisation, no intimation from headquarters, no dirty tricks behind the scenes, no conspiracy of spite and scandal would have much chance of keeping out any man of real force and distinction who had impressed the public imagination.
courageously
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From this reading To be famous in science, to have led thought, to have explored or administered or dissented courageously from the schemes of official wire-pullers would no longer be a bar to a man's attainment of Parliament.
dirty
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From this reading And next, no party organisation, no intimation from headquarters, no dirty tricks behind the scenes, no conspiracy of spite and scandal would have much chance of keeping out any man of real force and distinction who had impressed the public imagination.
dissented
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From this reading To be famous in science, to have led thought, to have explored or administered or dissented courageously from the schemes of official wire-pullers would no longer be a bar to a man's attainment of Parliament.
distinction
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From this reading And next, no party organisation, no intimation from headquarters, no dirty tricks behind the scenes, no conspiracy of spite and scandal would have much chance of keeping out any man of real force and distinction who had impressed the public imagination.
explored
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From this reading To be famous in science, to have led thought, to have explored or administered or dissented courageously from the schemes of official wire-pullers would no longer be a bar to a man's attainment of Parliament.
famous
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From this reading To be famous in science, to have led thought, to have explored or administered or dissented courageously from the schemes of official wire-pullers would no longer be a bar to a man's attainment of Parliament.
far
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From this reading Not only the level of parliamentary intelligence, but the level of personal independence would be raised far above its present position.
force
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From this reading And next, no party organisation, no intimation from headquarters, no dirty tricks behind the scenes, no conspiracy of spite and scandal would have much chance of keeping out any man of real force and distinction who had impressed the public imagination.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And next, no party organisation, no intimation from headquarters, no dirty tricks behind the scenes, no conspiracy of spite and scandal would have much chance of keeping out any man of real force and distinction who had impressed the public imagination.
gathering
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From this reading And Parliament would become a gathering of prominent men instead of a means to prominence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And next, no party organisation, no intimation from headquarters, no dirty tricks behind the scenes, no conspiracy of spite and scandal would have much chance of keeping out any man of real force and distinction who had impressed the public imagination.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And next, no party organisation, no intimation from headquarters, no dirty tricks behind the scenes, no conspiracy of spite and scandal would have much chance of keeping out any man of real force and distinction who had impressed the public imagination.
headquarters
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From this reading And next, no party organisation, no intimation from headquarters, no dirty tricks behind the scenes, no conspiracy of spite and scandal would have much chance of keeping out any man of real force and distinction who had impressed the public imagination.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would be a help.
imagination
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From this reading And next, no party organisation, no intimation from headquarters, no dirty tricks behind the scenes, no conspiracy of spite and scandal would have much chance of keeping out any man of real force and distinction who had impressed the public imagination.
impressed
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From this reading And next, no party organisation, no intimation from headquarters, no dirty tricks behind the scenes, no conspiracy of spite and scandal would have much chance of keeping out any man of real force and distinction who had impressed the public imagination.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To be famous in science, to have led thought, to have explored or administered or dissented courageously from the schemes of official wire-pullers would no longer be a bar to a man's attainment of Parliament.
independence
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From this reading Not only the level of parliamentary intelligence, but the level of personal independence would be raised far above its present position.
instead
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From this reading And Parliament would become a gathering of prominent men instead of a means to prominence.
intelligence
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From this reading Not only the level of parliamentary intelligence, but the level of personal independence would be raised far above its present position.
intimation
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From this reading And next, no party organisation, no intimation from headquarters, no dirty tricks behind the scenes, no conspiracy of spite and scandal would have much chance of keeping out any man of real force and distinction who had impressed the public imagination.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be a help.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Not only the level of parliamentary intelligence, but the level of personal independence would be raised far above its present position.
keeping
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From this reading And next, no party organisation, no intimation from headquarters, no dirty tricks behind the scenes, no conspiracy of spite and scandal would have much chance of keeping out any man of real force and distinction who had impressed the public imagination.
led
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From this reading To be famous in science, to have led thought, to have explored or administered or dissented courageously from the schemes of official wire-pullers would no longer be a bar to a man's attainment of Parliament.
level
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From this reading Not only the level of parliamentary intelligence, but the level of personal independence would be raised far above its present position.
longer
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From this reading To be famous in science, to have led thought, to have explored or administered or dissented courageously from the schemes of official wire-pullers would no longer be a bar to a man's attainment of Parliament.
man
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From this reading And next, no party organisation, no intimation from headquarters, no dirty tricks behind the scenes, no conspiracy of spite and scandal would have much chance of keeping out any man of real force and distinction who had impressed the public imagination.
man's
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From this reading To be famous in science, to have led thought, to have explored or administered or dissented courageously from the schemes of official wire-pullers would no longer be a bar to a man's attainment of Parliament.
means
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From this reading And Parliament would become a gathering of prominent men instead of a means to prominence.
men
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From this reading And Parliament would become a gathering of prominent men instead of a means to prominence.
much
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From this reading And next, no party organisation, no intimation from headquarters, no dirty tricks behind the scenes, no conspiracy of spite and scandal would have much chance of keeping out any man of real force and distinction who had impressed the public imagination.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And next, no party organisation, no intimation from headquarters, no dirty tricks behind the scenes, no conspiracy of spite and scandal would have much chance of keeping out any man of real force and distinction who had impressed the public imagination.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And next, no party organisation, no intimation from headquarters, no dirty tricks behind the scenes, no conspiracy of spite and scandal would have much chance of keeping out any man of real force and distinction who had impressed the public imagination.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not only the level of parliamentary intelligence, but the level of personal independence would be raised far above its present position.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And next, no party organisation, no intimation from headquarters, no dirty tricks behind the scenes, no conspiracy of spite and scandal would have much chance of keeping out any man of real force and distinction who had impressed the public imagination.
official
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From this reading To be famous in science, to have led thought, to have explored or administered or dissented courageously from the schemes of official wire-pullers would no longer be a bar to a man's attainment of Parliament.
only
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From this reading Not only the level of parliamentary intelligence, but the level of personal independence would be raised far above its present position.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading To be famous in science, to have led thought, to have explored or administered or dissented courageously from the schemes of official wire-pullers would no longer be a bar to a man's attainment of Parliament.
organisation
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From this reading And next, no party organisation, no intimation from headquarters, no dirty tricks behind the scenes, no conspiracy of spite and scandal would have much chance of keeping out any man of real force and distinction who had impressed the public imagination.
out
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From this reading And next, no party organisation, no intimation from headquarters, no dirty tricks behind the scenes, no conspiracy of spite and scandal would have much chance of keeping out any man of real force and distinction who had impressed the public imagination.
Parliament
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From this reading To be famous in science, to have led thought, to have explored or administered or dissented courageously from the schemes of official wire-pullers would no longer be a bar to a man's attainment of Parliament.
parliamentary
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From this reading Not only the level of parliamentary intelligence, but the level of personal independence would be raised far above its present position.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And next, no party organisation, no intimation from headquarters, no dirty tricks behind the scenes, no conspiracy of spite and scandal would have much chance of keeping out any man of real force and distinction who had impressed the public imagination.
personal
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From this reading Not only the level of parliamentary intelligence, but the level of personal independence would be raised far above its present position.
position
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From this reading Not only the level of parliamentary intelligence, but the level of personal independence would be raised far above its present position.
present
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From this reading Not only the level of parliamentary intelligence, but the level of personal independence would be raised far above its present position.
prominence
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From this reading And Parliament would become a gathering of prominent men instead of a means to prominence.
prominent
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From this reading And Parliament would become a gathering of prominent men instead of a means to prominence.
public
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From this reading And next, no party organisation, no intimation from headquarters, no dirty tricks behind the scenes, no conspiracy of spite and scandal would have much chance of keeping out any man of real force and distinction who had impressed the public imagination.
raised
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From this reading Not only the level of parliamentary intelligence, but the level of personal independence would be raised far above its present position.
real
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From this reading And next, no party organisation, no intimation from headquarters, no dirty tricks behind the scenes, no conspiracy of spite and scandal would have much chance of keeping out any man of real force and distinction who had impressed the public imagination.
scandal
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From this reading And next, no party organisation, no intimation from headquarters, no dirty tricks behind the scenes, no conspiracy of spite and scandal would have much chance of keeping out any man of real force and distinction who had impressed the public imagination.
scenes
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From this reading And next, no party organisation, no intimation from headquarters, no dirty tricks behind the scenes, no conspiracy of spite and scandal would have much chance of keeping out any man of real force and distinction who had impressed the public imagination.
schemes
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From this reading To be famous in science, to have led thought, to have explored or administered or dissented courageously from the schemes of official wire-pullers would no longer be a bar to a man's attainment of Parliament.
science
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From this reading To be famous in science, to have led thought, to have explored or administered or dissented courageously from the schemes of official wire-pullers would no longer be a bar to a man's attainment of Parliament.
spite
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From this reading And next, no party organisation, no intimation from headquarters, no dirty tricks behind the scenes, no conspiracy of spite and scandal would have much chance of keeping out any man of real force and distinction who had impressed the public imagination.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And next, no party organisation, no intimation from headquarters, no dirty tricks behind the scenes, no conspiracy of spite and scandal would have much chance of keeping out any man of real force and distinction who had impressed the public imagination.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be famous in science, to have led thought, to have explored or administered or dissented courageously from the schemes of official wire-pullers would no longer be a bar to a man's attainment of Parliament.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To be famous in science, to have led thought, to have explored or administered or dissented courageously from the schemes of official wire-pullers would no longer be a bar to a man's attainment of Parliament.
tricks
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From this reading And next, no party organisation, no intimation from headquarters, no dirty tricks behind the scenes, no conspiracy of spite and scandal would have much chance of keeping out any man of real force and distinction who had impressed the public imagination.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And next, no party organisation, no intimation from headquarters, no dirty tricks behind the scenes, no conspiracy of spite and scandal would have much chance of keeping out any man of real force and distinction who had impressed the public imagination.
wire-pullers
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From this reading To be famous in science, to have led thought, to have explored or administered or dissented courageously from the schemes of official wire-pullers would no longer be a bar to a man's attainment of Parliament.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And next, no party organisation, no intimation from headquarters, no dirty tricks behind the scenes, no conspiracy of spite and scandal would have much chance of keeping out any man of real force and distinction who had impressed the public imagination.
